Maria Alagoa
Portuguese footballer (born 2003)
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Maria Miguel Pereira Alagoa (born 21 April 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Braga. She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles and the USC Trojans, winning two NCAA championships with the Seminoles.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Miguel Pereira Alagoa | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2003 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Florida State Seminoles | 57 | (8) |
| 2024 | USC Trojans | 23 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Lusitano Vildemoinhos | 39 | (35) |
| 2025– | Braga | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U-17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2022 | Portugal U-19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Portugal U-23 | 8 | (2) |
| 2024– | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 15, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 3, 2025 | |||
Early life
Alagoa grew up in Viseu, the daughter of Isabel Rodrigues and Fernando Alagoa.[1] She began playing football with local club Dínamo Clube Estação.[2] After one season each with Os Repesenses and Viseu 2001, she moved to Lusitano Vildemoinhos, where she played three seasons.[2]
College career
Alagoa played three seasons for the Florida State Seminoles, scoring 8 goals in 57 games primarily as a substitute.[1] She was named to the ACC all-freshman team in 2021 after scoring 5 goals on the season, including the extra time golden goal against Wake Forest in the ACC tournament semifinals.[1] She made four appearances during the NCAA tournament as the Seminoles won their third national title.[1] After three seasons, two NCAA championships, and three ACC tournament titles, she transferred to the USC Trojans for her senior season in 2024.[3] She started all 23 games and scored 6 goals, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors.[3] She helped the Trojans to the Big Ten regular-season title and the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.[3]
Club career
After college, in July 2025, Alagoa signed a two-year contract with Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Braga.[4]
International career
Alagoa was an alternate for Portugal at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]
Honors and awards
Florida State Seminoles
- NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2021, 2023
- ACC women's soccer tournament: 2021, 2022, 2023
USC Trojans
- Big Ten Conference: 2024
Individual
- Second-team All-Big Ten: 2024
- ACC tournament all-tournament team: 2021
- ACC all-freshman team: 2021
